The Earth Stopper

1794 or shortly thereafter

James Ward

Associated Names
James Ward

Artist, British, 1769 - 1859

The image shows a man from the waist up. He is slightly turned to his right with his hands near his torso. His facial features are outlined, displaying an older face with prominent cheekbones, a straight nose, and a serious expression. The man's hair is tousled, and he is wearing a large, brimmed hat, a collared shirt with a buttoned coat, and a strap running across his chest. The background is blank.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk heightened with white on brown laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 20.5 x 14.7 cm (8 1/16 x 5 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.189

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Francis John Stephens Hopwood, 1st baron Southborough (1860-1950); (P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., London); (Sabin Galleries Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1976-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1993

  • Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1993, no. 41.

1996

  • Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, Georgia Museum of Art, The University of Georgia, Athens, 4 May-16 June, 1996.

Bibliography

1993

  • NGA O'Neal 1993, ex 41.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left verso: A8923

Watermarks

1794

Wikidata ID

Q64580732

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